Aug 11 Watch News Wrap: Jurors Signal Deadlock on Some Charges in Blagojevich Trial Members of a Chicago jury told a judge they are deadlocked on some decisions in the corruption trial of former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich. Also in Iraq, eight soldiers were killed after insurgents lured them into a trap by using… Continue watching
Aug 10 Black Hat and Defcon Founder Jeff Moss: What Is the 'Hacker Mindset?' By Spencer Michels More than 15,000 computer nerds - hackers, government officials, security company officials and who knows who else - spent a few days in Las Vegas recently for an unusual set of conventions. The subject on everyone's minds was cyber attacks… Continue reading
Aug 10 House OKs $26 Billion in Emergency State Aid for Teachers, Medicaid The House of Representatives Tuesday approved a bill that will provide $26.1 billion in aid to states for teachers and Medicaid after making a rare return from August recess for the emergency vote. The bill passed 247-161, with most… Continue reading
Aug 10 Rangel Demands Hearing Date From Ethics Panel in Lengthy Floor Speech Rep. Charles Rangel, D-N.Y., used a House rule to allow himself an hour of uninterrupted time to speak on the floor. Rangel has been formally charged by the House ethics committee with 13 counts of breaking House rules related… Continue reading
Aug 10 The Fed and a Sputtering Economy: What to Do Next? Updated 2:30 p.m. EST The Fed said Tuesday that it will buy some government debt in order to help push down long term rates on mortgages and spur recovery. The Fed says economic growth will be "more modest" than it… Continue reading
Aug 10 Former Sen. Ted Stevens Killed in Alaska Plane Crash Update 5:18 p.m. | Michael Carey, a columnist for the Anchorage Daily News who has appeared on the NewsHour several times to discuss Alaska politics, offered this assessment of Stevens' career: Stevens was not… Continue reading
Aug 10 Tuesday: Federal Reserve Meets, Weighs Options; Afghan Civilian Deaths Rising As the Federal Open Market Committee meets Tuesday to decide on interest rate and monetary policy, U.S. investors will be waiting for possible action by Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke, who most believe is thinking of ways to jumpstart the economy. Continue reading
Aug 10 The Morning Line: Recess Is Over That was fast. The House of Representatives concluded its work for the summer nearly two weeks ago and members thought they wouldn't have to be back in Washington until September 14. With a universe of nearly 60 highly competitive House… Continue reading
Aug 10 Watch Embattled Rangel Tells Colleagues 'Don't Leave Me Swinging in the Wind' Political Editor David Chalian analyzes embattled New York Democrat Charles Rangel's unusual and emotional self-defense Tuesday on the House floor. Continue watching
Aug 10 Watch Democrats: $26 Billion Bill Spared Thousands of Teacher, Service Jobs The House of Representatives passed a $26 billion jobs bill in a rare August session. Democrats say it will save 300,000 jobs, but Republicans object to the way that it will be funded -- partially by raising taxes on U.S. Continue watching